armenian genocide
The chapter on the Armenian Genocide, however, was more conclusively closed by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which, in extending international recognition to the Republic of Turkey, also absolved it of all responsibilities for the rectification of the crimes committed against the Armenians or for the resettlement of the tens of thousands made homeless and stateless. [1]
The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the “Young Turk” government of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1916 (with subsidiaries to 1922-23). [2]
In 1896, hoping to call attention to their plight, Armenian revolutionaries seized the Ottoman Bank in Istanbul. [1]
Armenian civilians are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Turkish soldiers. [3]
Armenians all over the world commemorate this great tragedy on April 24, because it was on that day in 1915 when 300 Armenian leaders, writers, thinkers and professionals in Constantinople (present day Istanbul) were rounded up, deported and killed. [2]
The colonialist superpowers wishing to eradicate the Ottoman Empire from the world by dividing it did not fail to use in their schemes also the Armenians who coexisted in peace with the Turks for so many centuries. [4]
Murder and expulsion of Turkish Armenians by the Ottoman Empire under Abd?lhamid II in 1894 - 96 and by the Young Turk government in 1915 - 16. [1]
The Turkish government today denies that there was an Armenian genocide and claims that Armenians were only removed from the eastern “war zone.” [2]
Kharpert, Western Armenia, Ottoman Empire in April 1915. [3]
This book is a detailed account of the horrible massacres organized by Turkish authorities with the mass participation of the Turkish population of the Adana district. [5]
In response to Russia’s use of Armenian troops against the Ottomans in World War I (1914 - 18), the government deported 1.75 million Armenians south to Syria and Mesopotamia, in the course of which some 600,000 Armenians were killed or died of starvation. [...] For more information on Armenian massacres, visit Britannica.com. [1]
As a bridge between Asia and Europe, with its straits connecting The Black Sea with the Mediterranean and its geopolitical situation at a point where the Central Asian, Caucasian and Middle Eastern natural energy sources intersect, Turkey draws the attention of the entire world. [4]
The Armenian Genocide was masterminded by the Central Committee of the Young Turk Party (Committee for Union and Progress [Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyet, in Turkish]) which was dominated by Mehmed Tal?t [Pasha], Ismail Enver [Pasha], and Ahmed Djemal [Pasha]. [2]
Though there were many Armenians fighting in the Ottoman armies against the enemy or serving in the rear ranks during the World War I, a considerable number had sided with the foes on the battlefronts and launched massacres against the population without distinction of women, children and the aged. [4]
Sources:
[1] Armenian massacres: Definition from Answers.com
[2] Fact Sheet: Armenian Genocide
[3] Armenian Genocide - Wikipedia
[4] Introduction to Armenian Issue - FORSNET
[5] Genocide Museum | The Armenian Genocide Museum-institute